Grace Hills
@gracefromkansas.bsky.social
A journalist and a Jayhawk.
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Kansas bishops urge compassion for immigrants after legislators urge support for Trump policies | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas bishops urge compassion for immigrants after legislators urge support for Trump policies • Kansas Reflector
An open letter from Kansas Catholic bishops urges people to approach immigration with compassion, and condemns portrayals of all immigrants as criminals — rhetoric President Donald Trump frequently us...
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August 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Kansas bishops urge compassion for immigrants after legislators urge support for Trump policies | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
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Six former cult leaders sentenced in Kansas City forced labor case | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
Six former cult leaders sentenced in Kansas City forced labor case • Kansas Reflector
A federal judge sentenced six leaders of a Kansas City, Kansas, based quasi-religious group who forced children to endure abuse and work long, unpaid hours.
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August 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Six former cult leaders sentenced in Kansas City forced labor case | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas officials dash satanists’ plans for ‘witching hour’ protest at Statehouse | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas officials dash satanists’ plans for ‘witching hour’ protest at Statehouse • Kansas Reflector
The group behind the black mass in March at the Kansas Statehouse — which drew thousands of counter-protesters and ended in multiple arrests — was denied a permit to hold another protest this summer.
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July 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Kansas officials dash satanists’ plans for ‘witching hour’ protest at Statehouse | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
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June 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Kansas Republican exploits fear of imaginary ‘axis of ballot harvesting’ to gain political advantage | #ksleg via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/06/13/k...
Kansas Republican exploits fear of imaginary 'axis of ballot harvesting' to gain political advantage • Kansas Reflector
Rep. Pat Proctor's ambiguous "axis of ballot harvesting" serves as a catchall for anyone who challenges his false claims about the hazards of early voting, and signals a vast make-believe conspiracy b...
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June 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Kansas Republican exploits fear of imaginary ‘axis of ballot harvesting’ to gain political advantage | #ksleg via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/06/13/k...
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Immigrants detained in Leavenworth federal prison live in squalor without sunlight, letters claim | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
Immigrants detained in Leavenworth federal prison live in squalor without sunlight, letters claim • Kansas Reflector
Immigrants being held inside a federal prison in Kansas and their attorneys reported an unsanitary, inequitable and unhealthy environment that has left people, even those who have won their immigratio...
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June 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Immigrants detained in Leavenworth federal prison live in squalor without sunlight, letters claim | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas prairie inspires couple to foster connection and civic dialogue | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas prairie inspires couple to foster connection and civic dialogue • Kansas Reflector
On a quiet Kansas prairie, Laura Mead and Dave Kendall’s art installations invite visitors to reconnect with themselves, while their political work invites people to connect with others
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June 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Kansas prairie inspires couple to foster connection and civic dialogue | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas City immigration lawyer fighting against Trump blocking immigrants from access to college | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas City immigration lawyer fighting against Trump blocking immigrants from access to college • Kansas Reflector
Immigration attorney Rekha Sharma-Crawford filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s attempts to block five international students from their college educations — and so far, she’s winn...
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May 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Kansas City immigration lawyer fighting against Trump blocking immigrants from access to college | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas foster care leaders accused of swindling millions want to change not guilty pleas | #ksleg via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/briefs/kansa...
Kansas foster care leaders accused of swindling millions want to change not guilty pleas • Kansas Reflector
Former Kansas foster care leaders accused of defrauding their old employer of millions of dollars indicated in court that they plan to change their not guilty pleas, avoiding a trial.
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May 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Kansas foster care leaders accused of swindling millions want to change not guilty pleas | #ksleg via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/briefs/kansa...
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New Kansas antisemitism definition raises concerns over ability to criticize Israel | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
New Kansas antisemitism definition raises concerns over ability to criticize Israel • Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — A new Kansas law adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism — a definition that has been criticized for conflating criticism of the state of ...
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April 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New Kansas antisemitism definition raises concerns over ability to criticize Israel | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
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“I have the best job in the world because I get to work with all my favorite journalists in a tireless quest to speak truth to power and lift Kansans’ voices" #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/04/09/k...
Kansas Reflector staff rakes in recognition with 16 awards in statewide journalism contest • Kansas Reflector
The width and breadth of Kansas Reflector journalism was recognized in the annual Kansas Press Association contest results announced Wednesday. From business reporting to commentary to overall recogni...
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April 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“I have the best job in the world because I get to work with all my favorite journalists in a tireless quest to speak truth to power and lift Kansans’ voices" #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/04/09/k...
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Kansas governor vetoes bill that removes protections for LGBTQ+ foster kids in religious households | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas governor vetoes bill that removes protections for LGBTQ+ foster kids in religious households • Kansas Reflector
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill that bans policies requiring adopted and foster parents to affirm a child’s sexual orientation or gender identity if it conflicts with the parents’ religious or m...
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April 8, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Kansas governor vetoes bill that removes protections for LGBTQ+ foster kids in religious households | via @anna-writes.bsky.social #ksleg
Reporting by @anna-writes.bsky.social shows 1,500 leaked suggestion emails to the GOP-lead Kansas Senate Committee on Government Efficiency asking to keep abortion rights, expand Medicaid and legalize medical marijuana, among many other things.
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‘Let Kansans live free’: Leaked emails to efficiency portal call for abortion rights, school funding • Kansas Reflector
Suggestions to the Senate Committee on Government Efficiency include complaints that do not align with the policy priorities of the majority party.
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April 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Reporting by @anna-writes.bsky.social shows 1,500 leaked suggestion emails to the GOP-lead Kansas Senate Committee on Government Efficiency asking to keep abortion rights, expand Medicaid and legalize medical marijuana, among many other things.
#KSLeg #Kansas
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#KSLeg #Kansas
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With gender-affirming care for minors now banned in Kansas, the weight of their transgender care falls largely on mental health providers. I talked with providers at Interpersonal Psychiatry about how they're preparing.
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Kansas mental health providers brace for impact of anti-trans laws • Kansas Reflector
With gender-affirming care for minors now banned in Kansas, the weight of their transgender care falls largely on mental health providers.
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April 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
With gender-affirming care for minors now banned in Kansas, the weight of their transgender care falls largely on mental health providers. I talked with providers at Interpersonal Psychiatry about how they're preparing.
#KSLeg #Kansas
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#KSLeg #Kansas
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Satanic Grotto leader Michael Stewart starts his demonstration, punches Marcus Schroeder after Schroeder attempts to take Stewart's materials, and is detained by Capitol Police. #ksleg
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March 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Satanic Grotto leader Michael Stewart starts his demonstration, punches Marcus Schroeder after Schroeder attempts to take Stewart's materials, and is detained by Capitol Police. #ksleg
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Kansas Capitol Police detain Satanic Grotto president Michael Stewart after he throws a punch while demonstrating inside the Statehouse. #ksleg via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Kansas Capitol Police detain Satanic Grotto president Michael Stewart after he throws a punch while demonstrating inside the Statehouse. #ksleg via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social
A Republican-dominated Kansas Senate committee on Monday advanced a district judge nominee from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly for the Kansas Court of Appeals.
Judge Lori Bolton Fleming now awaits a vote of the full Senate for confirmation.
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Judge Lori Bolton Fleming now awaits a vote of the full Senate for confirmation.
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Senate panel advances southeast Kansas judge nominated for state Court of Appeals • Kansas Reflector
A Republican-dominated Kansas Senate committee on Monday advanced a district judge nominee from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly for the Kansas Court of Appeals.
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March 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A Republican-dominated Kansas Senate committee on Monday advanced a district judge nominee from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly for the Kansas Court of Appeals.
Judge Lori Bolton Fleming now awaits a vote of the full Senate for confirmation.
#KSLeg #Kansas
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Judge Lori Bolton Fleming now awaits a vote of the full Senate for confirmation.
#KSLeg #Kansas
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Kansas governor vetoes legislation that would disqualify slow-arriving mail-in ballots | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas governor vetoes legislation that would disqualify slow-arriving mail-in ballots • Kansas Reflector
Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed legislation that would eliminate a three-day grace period for advance mail-in ballots to arrive after Election Day.
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March 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Kansas governor vetoes legislation that would disqualify slow-arriving mail-in ballots | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg
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The fact that this election isn't for a year and a half makes it seem like a far off thing, but this is a BIG, BIG deal for Kansas.
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Kansas will vote on electing state Supreme Court. It’s an opening for abortion opponents
Kansas voters will decide in August 2026 whether to approve a constitutional amendment to elect state Supreme Court justices.
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March 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The fact that this election isn't for a year and a half makes it seem like a far off thing, but this is a BIG, BIG deal for Kansas.
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Well worth the listen. Anas Baba, thank you for your reporting.
A Palestinian Reporter Returns Home to Gaza City one.npr.org/i/1238987354...
A Palestinian Reporter Returns Home to Gaza City one.npr.org/i/1238987354...
🔊 Listen Now: A Palestinian Reporter Returns Home to Gaza City
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March 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Well worth the listen. Anas Baba, thank you for your reporting.
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A Palestinian Reporter Returns Home to Gaza City one.npr.org/i/1238987354...
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Marialexa Sanoja quit her job as a KCK Public Schools police officer over concerns with the district’s handling of student safety needs and founded a nonprofit to help kids escape the challenges in Wyandotte County #ksleg #ksed via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/03/14/f...
Former Kansas City school police officer fights for student safety through nonprofit • Kansas Reflector
Marialexa Sanoja publicly quit her job as a Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools police officer over concerns with the district’s handling of student safety needs and founded a nonprofit to help kids e...
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March 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Marialexa Sanoja quit her job as a KCK Public Schools police officer over concerns with the district’s handling of student safety needs and founded a nonprofit to help kids escape the challenges in Wyandotte County #ksleg #ksed via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/03/14/f...
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Kansas House bill would add $20M for State Water Plan projects | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas House bill would add $20M for State Water Plan projects • Kansas Reflector
House bill would allocate an additional $20 million annually to the Kansas Water Plan fund to support projects for cities across the state.
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March 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Kansas House bill would add $20M for State Water Plan projects | via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social #ksleg
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Opinion by Jason Schmidt: My cow friend, Buffalo, stood beside me throughout my farming career. Now I’ve had to say goodbye. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/02/27/m...
My cow friend, Buffalo, stood beside me throughout my farming career. Now I've had to say goodbye. • Kansas Reflector
The other day, my old cow friend, Buffalo, died. She was the kindest, gentlest dairy cow that I’ve ever known.
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February 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Opinion by Jason Schmidt: My cow friend, Buffalo, stood beside me throughout my farming career. Now I’ve had to say goodbye. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/02/27/m...
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Kansas Senate bill would address conflicts of interest in local government — but not in Legislature | #ksleg via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/02/27/k...
Kansas Senate bill would address conflicts of interest in local government — but not in Legislature • Kansas Reflector
A Senate bill seeks to prohibit conflicts of interests by banning local government officials from voting on major development projects in which they have a “substantial interest.”
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February 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Kansas Senate bill would address conflicts of interest in local government — but not in Legislature | #ksleg via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/02/27/k...
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Kansans hold virtual town hall for an absent Sen. Jerry Moran to voice concerns about Trump and Musk | #ksleg via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/02/25/k...
Kansans hold virtual town hall for an absent Sen. Jerry Moran to voice concerns about Trump and Musk • Kansas Reflector
About 1,200 people tune in to 2.5-hour virtual town hall for U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran that featured 32 speakers who voiced concerns over federal cuts.
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February 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Kansans hold virtual town hall for an absent Sen. Jerry Moran to voice concerns about Trump and Musk | #ksleg via @gracefromkansas.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/02/25/k...